In a significant judgment in Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson, the Court of Appeal considered whether carers who sleep at a client's home, technically being on-call, are entitled to the minimum wage while they are asleep.

In Really Easy Car Credit Ltd v Thompson, an employee was dismissed during her probationary period because her employer was unhappy with her performance and conduct. The decision to dismiss her was reached before it knew she was pregnant. However, the employee claimed that she was dismissed because she was pregnant, and that her employer had lied about when it had made its decision to give the impression it had nothing to do with her pregnancy.

Our latest research delves into the views and sentiments from business leaders across the country on Brexit with just one year to go until the UK's official departure from the EU, and recommends actions businesses can take to prepare.

Ansell Limited, a global leader in protection solutions, has acquired Nitritex Limited, a fast-growing UK manufacturer of premium cleanroom and healthcare life sciences consumables, with support from Shakespeare Martineau.